Edmonton Social Planning Council

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  • Needs and Gaps in Services of Edmonton’s LGBTQ Population: Final Report

    Canada’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) population has gained significant legislative protections since the 1970s. However, challenges remain for LGBTQ people in health care, domestic violence supports, housing for seniors and homeless youth, refugee supports, and more.

    This research report uses three research questions to analyze the needs, gaps in services, and possible solutions, for Edmonton’s LGBTQ communities. As will be explored in detail in this report, despite progress in legislation, challenges remain for LGBTQ people in attaining adequate and appropriate services. The findings of this report were gathered through a literature review, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions.

    Read our report, Needs and Gaps in Services of Edmonton’s LGBTQ Population: Final Report to the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF), today!

  • Needs and Gaps in Services of Edmonton’s LGBTQ Population: Final Report

    Canada’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) population has gained significant legislative protections since the 1970s. However, challenges remain for LGBTQ people in health care, domestic violence supports, housing for seniors and homeless youth, refugee supports, and more.

    Read our report, Needs and Gaps in Services of Edmonton’s LGBTQ Population: Final Report to the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF), today!

    This research report uses three research questions to analyze the needs, gaps in services, and possible solutions, for Edmonton’s LGBTQ communities. As will be explored in detail in this report, despite progress in legislation, challenges remain for LGBTQ people in attaining adequate and appropriate services. The findings of this report were gathered through a literature review, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions.

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.02 HEALTH/LGBTQ FINAL REPORT.pdf

  • Community Mental Health Action Plan 2016

    Positive mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity.

    —Public Health Agency of Canada

    Community Mental Health Action Plan 2016

  • Community Mental Health Action Plan 2016

    Positive mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity.

    —Public Health Agency of Canada

    C. LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT/C02 ALBERTA/SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK/CMH_ActionPlan_Web_Final.pdf

  • fACT Sheet—Early Childhood Development

    A Lunch and Learn Companion Fact Sheet The Early Development Instrument measured the development of Albertan kindergartners over a period of five years. How are Albertan kids doing?

    From 2009–2013, the Government of Alberta ran a research study on early childhood development. They used the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a standardized method to measure the development of five-year-old-children. Kindergarten teachers filled out questionnaires about the development of each child in their classrooms in order to report on children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.

    Download the Early Childhood Development fACT Sheet today!

  • 2016 November fACT Sheet Early Childhood Development

    A Lunch and Learn Companion Fact Sheet

    The Early Development Instrument measured the development of Albertan kindergartners over a period of five years. How are Albertan kids doing?

    From 2009–2013, the Government of Alberta ran a research study on early childhood development. They used the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a standardized method to measure the development of five-year-old-children. Kindergarten teachers filled out questionnaires about the development of each child in their classrooms in order to report on children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.

    ESPC Documents/Fact Sheets/Fact Sheet EDI web.pdf